Philabundance Agency Advocacy Toolkit is a resource intended to enable food pantry, soup kitchen, and other direct service providers to effectively advocate on behalf of state and … Read more “Agency Advocacy Toolkit”

Able Bodies, Empty Stomachs provides an analysis of the SNAP ABAWD policy, and includes strategies for advocates to reduce the policy’s impact on low-income communities. Pennsylvania’s experience… Read more “Able Bodies, Empty Stomachs”

A Healthy Summer and Beyond dives into the collective story behind Summer EBT for Children and the 48,000 kids it reached in Oregon last summer. Through in-depth… Read more “A Healthy Summer and Beyond”

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Washington Summer Meals Guide is an easy to use guide specific to the state of Washington to help recruit more community-based organization in providing summer meals. The… Read more “Washington Summer Meals Guide”

Discover School Breakfast is a comprehensive School Breakfast Program toolkit designed to introduce the program to school principals, parents, food service staff and other stakeholders and facilitate… Read more “Discover School Breakfast”

Feeding Florida, an overview of federal child nutrition programs, examines participation rates for each of Florida’s 67 counties and measuring the impact of each program on the… Read more “Feeding Florida”

Childhood Hunger in Vermont includes a PowerPoint presentation and accompanying guide that a) defines the problem of childhood hunger in Vermont, its effects on the health, education… Read more “Childhood Hunger in Vermont”

School Breakfast Models examines several approaches to School Breakfast Programs nationwide, such as Breakfast in the Classroom, Delayed Breakfast, and Provision 2 with analysis of each of… Read more “School Breakfast Models”

Hometown Hunger contains three Washington State community needs assessments that highlight some of the challenges facing low-income populations and service providers in those areas. The reports include… Read more “Hometown Hunger”

The Food Stamp Resource Guide equips Tennessee service providers with the knowledge and materials to do effective SNAP outreach in their communities and connects local agencies with… Read more “The Food Stamp Resource Guide”